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The opening of a letter from Silvanos to his master Adelphios, a landowner, responding to Adelphios' repeated written enquiries about sums of money. It dates to the 4th century AD and comes from Hermopolis.
The term geouchos means a landowner, often the holder of a large estate; Silvanos was probably an agent or tenant writing to him. The word after 'moneys' is too damaged to identify.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Anfang eines Briefs). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
τῷ κυρίῳ μου γεούχῳ Ἀδελφίῳ Σιλβανὸς […]…ην… πλεῖστα χαίρειν. πλειστάκις μέν, κύριε, ἐδήλωσας ἡμῖν διὰ γραμμάτων περὶ τῶν ἀργυρίων καὶ […]…νεριτίων. οἶδες ὅτι οὐ σχολάζο[…]ολοσουκυ…μεν παρὰ ἑαυτοῖς, ἀλλὰ […]…αγρω…[…]οτι, κύριε, καθὼς προσ[…]ελαβ[…]ολ…[…] [… ? lines lost …]
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